Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George

POL101H1

The Real World of Politics: An Introduction

PrerequisiteNone listed

Total contact hours24 lecture · 12 tutorial

Evidence7 terms · 1 syllabus

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What was the average?

B-

2.71 GPA across 7 observed terms. Most recent: Winter 2026.

How is it graded?

40% final

From the 2023 syllabus. 5 graded components.

How confident is this?

High

Several terms agree closely.

From the calendar

Official source · Faculty of Arts & Science

This course introduces students to compelling issues of contemporary politics through the lens of classic and important texts in political science. The course covers the politics of climate change, Indigenous rights, elections and electoral systems, terrorism, social movements and political activism, voting, democracy, and power.

Prerequisite: None listed
Exclusions: POL101Y1
Contact hours: 24 lecture · 12 tutorial; Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.

What people actually got

Last observed Winter 2026

B-

2.71 GPA

7 terms observed

n = 7student contributedSt. George offerings only

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Per-term figures stay hidden until each term clears five contributors. 7 observations can support one honest number; they cannot support 7.

Where the marks come from

2023 syllabus

Final exam 40%

Assignment 1: Intr 15%

Assignment 2: Usin 15%

Notes assignments 15%

Participation 15%

Final exam (in-person) · 40%Assignment 1: Introductory paragraph/thesis · 15%Assignment 2: Using evidence to persuade · 15%Notes assignments (3 x 5%) · 15%Participation · 15%

40% of the grade is decided in the final alone. Steady coursework cannot carry this course on its own.

Extracted from a published 2023 syllabus and reviewed against the source document. Components that could not be labelled are shown unresolved rather than folded into a neighbouring category.

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Claim	Source	Captured	Status
Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours	Faculty of Arts & Science	2026-07-25	public fact
Historical average across 7 terms	Student contributions, consented	2026-07-25	user contributed aggregate
Assessment weighting	Course syllabus, 2023	2026-07-25	summary permitted

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